Serenity's Voice

"Oh!"

Well that was daring, she thought. Serenity wasn't really expecting that in this situation, and an old reflex kicked in as with her free hand slapped Grayell's chest.

Realizing what she just did she gasped, "I'm so sorry, that..no wait I shouldn't apologize!" she slapped his chest again, not so hard of course and not with the intent of hurting him.

She shook her head, remembering when James would tease as such no matter how many times she said she hated it.

Though he does remind me of him a little, perhaps that's why...


A memory, unexpected as they usually are, hovered into her mind's eye and she recalled one late afternoon under a lone tree upon a hill. She and James laughed with each other, basking in the setting sun just outside her manor.

"So tell me, which is it?"
"Well I certainly won't tell you my lady, lest the inflation of your ego burst through your already gracious chest!"

She slapped his chest, hard, with the intent of inflicting pain. She hated those jokes.

"Stop that! You know I hate it when you make jokes at me like that."
"Its a compliment my lady! Why would I shower you with cruelty and lies? I'm a gentleman and not a 'street rat' as your father calls me."

A younger Serenity frowned, thinking of what her father sees in James. She leaned closer, her chest nearly pressing against him, and showed the best puppy dog eyes she could.

"Please? Which is your favorite?"

The young man couldn't help but smile, shaking his head a little before leaning over to kiss her.

"The one you sang at the premier last week, your Song to The Moon."


"Grayell, would you like me to sing to you?"

Smiling, she stood a little back away from him and his seat. Taking a calm breath, the winds gathered around her to sing once more.

The leaves rustled, the grass whistled, and the cool kiss of the wind washed over Grayell.

This was his favorite, maybe it will be Grayell's as well...

On the hard wood stage she stood, the pianist at the ready waiting for her signal. The raven haired star looked back at him and bowed her head, indicating that she was ready, then the introduction began.

From far away, having sneaked into the theater was a young man, smiling down at her from a box seat, his full attention given to her music as the things it enveloped him with.

She was a princess, a woman dawned with a cape of the moon who sang to her goddess. White as now, with a voice that rang silver in the ears of the undeserved. A gift upon the earth, she was.





It would seem like hours before they got back, Serenity dragging back Grayell as fast as she could. When they reached the edge of the town she carried him over to a nearby bench so he could rest a bit before the final stretch.

She wasn't sure what to say really, her emotions were still in a mess, less so however, from the whole ordeal she just faced. None other than Grayell had to deal with the worst of it though, fighting for her life and suffering a leg wound because of it.

She was done crying, what little tears she had left wouldn't even fall, but just stay in the pouch of her lower eye lid.

Maybe it was because she wasn't thinking clearly, or Grayell's words just enhanced the storm in her heart, but her feelings seemed to confuse her more than ever.

The moment caused her magic to act on its own, and the winds were picking up around them both, unstable, not yet a threat to either of them.

Serenity wasn't sure if she was ready to love again, at least not in a romantic sort of way, not until the book with James was good and closed. So long as he lived, the memory of him would stay with her it seemed, as she admitted to herself this night that he wasn't quite gone from her heart and only a fond memory of better days of her youth.

But could she come to love Grayell? The idea didn't seem impossible, though she chuckled in her thoughts thinking that it was just her female emotions getting the best of her. Though that would be cruel to think, he's a finer man than any she has met in her old life and after meeting James.

She looked up at him, straight in the eyes finally, and walked over to wrap her arms around him. A few moments passed by before she was done, thinking how she didn't deserve such a courageous soul as a friend, but was so happy that it was him.

Finishing the long embrace, she grabbed his head and planted a kiss on his cheek, a little longer and more intimate than the one before.

"You're worth more to me than you know Grayell, after all you've done, not a single gold coin in my family's vault is worth your companionship."

She wrapped her arm around his again, "Now, I think its time I walk you home." she smiled brightly.

Fantastic performance, well done man, its always fun to RP with you and watch how you can emote and tear face with your character lmao.

With that, I'm proud to reward you with 7 acclaim, above the standard 5 for great writing, RP, and interaction with your environment and Serenity.